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Alsace-Lorraine. Iron rich region along Rhine. 1C BC Rome. 5C Alemanni. 496 Franks. 870 German. 1648(A)/1766(L) French 1871 Prussia. 1919 France 1940 Germany. 1945 France.
Arnhem, Battle. 1944. Unsuccessful Allied attempt to cross Rhine.
Basel, Treaty. 1795. Prussia, France exchange Rhine territories.
Germany. HRE. 1806 Confederation of Rhine. 1815 German Confederation. 1818 Zollverein. 1866 -Austria =North German Confederation. 1871 German Empire. 1919 Weimar Republic. 1933 Third Reich. 1949 German Democratic Republic(E), Federal Republic of Germany(W). 1990 re-united.
Liechtenstein. 5C Alemanni. Franks. 1342 Independent. 1396 HRE. 1719 Principality «HRE. 1806 Rhine Confederation.1815 German Confederation. 1852 Customs Union with Austria 1923 Customs Union with Switzerland.
Locarno Pact. 1925. Non-aggression treaty in Europe. Germany, France, Belgium, et al. Broken when Hitler occupied Rhineland,1936.
Lorelei. Rhine river cliff. Siren lures sailors to death.
Nassau. German family which controlled the Rhine from 12C. One branch was House of Orange.
Porte St-Denis. Paris. 1672. Celebrates Louis XIV’s victories on the Rhine.
Rhine, Confederation of. 1806-13. Bavaria and German states with constitution in French model.
Rhine Uprising. 1301-2. Vs tolls.
Rhineland. German Rhine bank. Hitler defied Treaty of Versailles by militarizing area 1936.
Vienna, Congress. 1814-15. Redrew map of Europe after Napoleon. Prussia gains Rhine, Westphalia. Swiss borders and neutrality confirmed. Netherlands created from Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg. Malta and Cape Colony ceded to Britain. Russia gets Poland. Austria trades Netherlands for north Italy. France reduced to 1792 borders. Metternich.
West Wall. 1934-9. German illegal fortification of Rhine frontier.